The app lets members of the public alert homelessness agencies if they fear for the safety of those on the streets.

Some parts of the UK saw temperatures as low as -15C as Storm Emma struck British shores this morning, bringing more snow and wintery showers from the Atlantic.

A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson told HuffPost UK: “We were called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to a report of a sudden death near St Swithun’s Church, Churchgate, Retford, at around 8.40am on 27 February. A file will be prepared for the coroner.”

Newstead told Lincolnshire Live: “We’re so shocked and saddened by this. He seemed to be a lovely, friendly chap.

“He was living in a tent between a wall and the old church hall off Churchgate near our scout hut.

“He told us he was 53 and used to be a brickie – he even offered to re-do the brickwork on our building.

“He was happy here and didn’t want to go to a shelter in Worksop.”

Benhad told her and her husband that he was originally from the south and had lived throughout Lincolnshire.

The couple had provided him with tinned food because he had cooking equipment, and his tent was filled with sleeping bags and quilts.